Liverpool could turn to Feyenoord manager Arne Slot as they search for a replacement for Jurgen Klopp. Sporting boss Ruben Amorim has been the leading candidate to replace the German at Anfield in recent weeks, but bookmakers have now slashed the odds on Slot taking the top job on Merseyside.
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Klopp announced his intentions to quit Liverpool back in January after nearly nine years at the club. Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso and Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann were linked with the Reds role but are now out of the running, with Amorim since being tipped to take charge.
But the former Portugal midfielder may have just been a smokescreen for the north west giants, with Slot now reported to be in the frame.
According to The Athletic’s transfer guru David Ornstein, Amorim is “unlikely” to take charge of Liverpool, with the Reds now aiming to be “brave over popular” when it comes to the appointment. Amorim is now said to be in talks with West Ham about succeeding David Moyes, who is out of contract this summer and has come under pressure this season, with his Hammers side whimpering to a 5-2 thumping at the hands of Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Slot took charge at Feyenoord in the summer of 2021 and led his side to the Eredivisie title last season. The 45-year-old then guided his team to Dutch Cup success on Sunday as Feyenoord dispatched NEC Nijmegen 1-0 in the final. And the Dutchman would surely jump at the opportunity to manage a club of Liverpool’s stature.
Klopp led Liverpool to their first Premier League title in 2020, a year after the Reds had clinched the Champions League trophy. And the Merseyside giants have also won the Club World Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup during the 56-year-old’s tenure.
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“I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take,” Klopp said as he announced his decision to step down.
“It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.
“After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth – and that is the truth.”
